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Prospects of robotics in food industry

Iqbal, Jamshed; Khan, Zeashan Hameed; Khalid, Azfar

Authors

Zeashan Hameed Khan

Azfar Khalid



Abstract

Technological advancements in various domains have broadened the application horizon of robotics to an incredible extent. Highlighting a very recent application area, this paper presents a comprehensive review of robotics application in food industry. Robots essentially have the potential to transform the processes in food processing and handling, palletizing and packing and food serving. Therefore, recent years witnessed tremendously increased trend of robots deployment in food sector. Consequently, the aspects related with robot kinematics, dynamics, hygiene, economic efficiency, human-robot interaction, safety and protection and operation and maintenance are of critical importance and are discussed in the present review. A comparison of actual robots being used in the industry is also presented. The review reveals that the food serving sector is the new potential area in which ample research opportunities exist by integrating advancements from various technology domains. It is anticipated that wider dissemination of research developments in ‘robo-food’ will stimulate more collaborations among the research community and contribute to further developments.

Citation

Iqbal, J., Khan, Z. H., & Khalid, A. (2017). Prospects of robotics in food industry. Food Science and Technology (Campinas), 37(2), 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-457X.14616

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 9, 2017
Online Publication Date Apr 1, 2017
Publication Date Apr 1, 2017
Deposit Date Sep 14, 2021
Publicly Available Date Oct 15, 2021
Journal Food Science and Technology
Print ISSN 0101-2061
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 2
Pages 159-165
DOI https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-457X.14616
Keywords Robotics in food industry; Cyber physical systems; Mechatronics in food handling and processing; Food serving robots
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3797015

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